Smokey Joe's Cafe: Direct from Broadway

Smokey Joe's Cafe: Direct from Broadway
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Directed by	Don Roy King
Based on	Smokey Joe's Cafe by Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller
Starring	B.J. Crosby Adrian Bailey Victor Trent Cook Brenda Braxton DeLee Lively Deb Lyons Ken Ard Fredrick B Owens Matt Bogart
Music by	Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller
Distributed by	Broadway Worldwide
Release date	August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Smokey Joe's Cafe: Direct from Broadway is a 2000 film of the Broadway production of the musical revue Smokey Joe's Cafe as captured live in performance on Broadway featuring the show's final Broadway cast. The show was captured at Broadway's Virginia Theatre in New York City during the show's final Broadway performance utilizing multiple high-definition cameras by Broadway Worldwide.

The film was released September 10, 2000, on cable and satellite pay-per-view channels in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.[1] The program was released on DVD and VHS November 6, 2001 by GoodTimes Video, with a DVD re-release January 16, 2007 by Image Entertainment.[2] HBO bought the program in December 2002 for a two-year contract on the network.[3]

Cast

The cast consisted of Ken Ard, Adrian Bailey, Matt Bogart, Brenda Braxton, Victor Trent Cook, B.J. Crosby, DeLee Lively, Deb Lyons, Fredrick B. Owens, and Virginia Woodruff.

References

1. McBride, Murdoch (September 10, 2000). "Broadway Television Network Is First to Market With PPV Smokey Joe's, Sept. 10". Playbill. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
2. "Amazon listing for Smokey Joe's Cafe". Amazon.
3. Gans, Andrew (December 2, 2002). "HBO To Offer Jekyll & Hyde, Smokey Joe's Cafe & Putting It Together". Playbill. Retrieved November 25, 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Smokey Joe's Cafe at LiveBway.com - Filmed Broadway Shows Database
• Smokey Joe's Cafe: Direct from Broadway at IMDb